Chongyi Hall

Chongyi Hall

Chongyi Hall is a Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Chongyi Hall is located in Taiping Town, Shixing County, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. It is an important modern historical site and representative building. On October 20, 2012, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units (No. 93).

Chongyi Hall is located to the east of Shangdeng Natural Village, Yaocun, Taiping Town, Shixing County. It was built in the 20th year of the Republic of China (1931) by Deng Chunjie and Deng Chunzhou. The structure lies in the heart of the Mojiang Basin, on the northern bank of the Mojiang River, and is backed by the southern foothills of Nanshe Mountain. Surrounded by lush greenery, it faces southeast and is oriented from northwest to southeast. The overall layout is rectangular, forming a square-shaped enclosure with a main hall, residential buildings, enclosing walls, and a perimeter wall, featuring an arched gate in the northeast corner. It measures 39.6 meters in width and 27.1 meters in depth, covering a total area of 1,073.16 square meters. The front is a two-slope hanging roof structure built with red sandstone frames, with a central door featuring two round windows that leads to the ancestral hall. On both sides of the courtyard stand two white round pillars, topped with half-open lotus decorations. The hall is 7.1 meters high, with Roman columns, scrolled cloud braces, and cement reliefs of flowers, birds, and mountains. Square doors connect to the hard-roofed residential halls with two-slope roofs. Stone-paved pathways lead to two smaller enclosures. The enclosures stand prominently to the north and south, aligned with the main building, rectangular in shape like twin watchtowers, four stories high, with a height of 12.88 meters, a width of 4.49 meters, a depth of 4.86 meters, and a floor area of 21.82 square meters. They feature overlapping eaves with egg-patterned textures, steep phoenix ridge roofs, and blue brick-built battlements, exuding a commanding presence. The doors are framed with red sandstone. There are vertical rectangular, square, and round windows. Stairs provide access to upper levels. The perimeter wall is 0.3 meters thick and 6 meters high, constructed entirely of pebble walls with blue brick corners, and features a tile-and-wood structure. The entire complex blends Chinese and Western architectural elements, and is structurally robust.

Taiping Town: As the seat of Shixing County government, Taiping Town is the political, economic, cultural, and transportation hub of the county, as well as a center for goods distribution. The town covers a total land area of over 170 square kilometers, including 180,000 mu of forested land. It administers 16 villages and 4 community neighborhood committees, with a total population of 57,000. In 2000, it passed the provincial rural well-off standards assessment and is recognized as one of the 268 central towns designated by the provincial government.

Economic Development. Firstly, the town vigorously promotes an export-oriented economy, implementing the development strategy of “attracting investment with sincerity, offering preferential terms to investors, stabilizing businesses with service, and driving business through business networks,” attracting investments from Hong Kong, Macao... More details about Taiping Town++

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units